Dancer (2016 film)

Dancer is a 2016 American documentary film directed by Steven Cantor.[1][2][3]

Dancer
Directed bySteven Cantor
Produced byCarolyn Marks Blackwood

Lisa Kirk Colburn Steve Coogan Sam Gordon Julie Kavanagh Christine Langan Julia Loomis Ross MacGibbon Nichola Martin Eric Mateer Henry Normal Jamie Schutz Andrew Semans

Gabrielle Tana
StarringSergei Polunin

Galyna Polunina Galina Ivanovnat Larysa Lavrikova Valia Polunina Vladymyr Polunin Jade Hale-Christofi Valentino Zucchetti Salvatore Scalzo Monica Mason Tony Hall Igor Zelensky David LaChapelle

Yalda Lizard
CinematographyMark Wolf
Edited byFederico Rosenzvit
Music byIlan Eshkeri
Production
company
BBC Films (presents)

Baby Cow Productions (in association with) Magnolia Mae Films

Stick Figure Productions

Synopsis

Sergei Polunin is a breathtaking ballet talent who questions his existence and his commitment to dance just as he is about to become a legend.

Reception

Upon its release the film received generally positive reviews.[4][5] The Independent reviewer Geoffrey Macnab praised the film's usage of archival sources, described it as "poignant", and gave four out of five stars.[6] Reviewing from The Irish Times, Tara Brady complimented Polunin's performance and also awarded the film four stars.[7] Wendy Ide from The Guardian praised the archive footage and called it a "handsome documentary does a fine job of both capturing the breathtaking precision and physicality of Polunin at the top of his game". However, she criticised that "the truth is rather more complex than the unsettled family background that is squarely blamed", and gave the film three stars.[8] In a mixed review, Peter Bradshew from The Guardian critiqued the film as "a sympathetic, serviceable but respectfully unintrusive documentary".[9]

Awards
Year Award Notes
2016 British Independent Film Awards Nominee - Best Documentary[10]
2017 Barcelona-Sant Jordi International Film Festival Winner - Critics Award, Steven Cantor
2017 Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards Nominee - Best Documentary
2017 PGA Awards Nominee - Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures, Gabrielle Tana

References
  1. "Pointe break: ballet's destructive power laid bare in Sergei Polunin documentary". the Guardian. 2017-02-22. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  2. Muir, Kate. "Dancer". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  3. Lemire, Christy. "Dancer movie review & film summary (2016) | Roger Ebert". rogerebert.com. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  4. "Dancer". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 18 October 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Dancer". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 October 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "Film reviews round-up: Kong: Skull Island, Catfight, The Love Witch". The Independent. 2017-03-08. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  7. "The Dancer review: the mysterious tale of the dancer from Hozier's Take Me to Church". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  8. "Dancer review – Sergei Polunin, bad boy of ballet". the Guardian. 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  9. "Dancer review – tiptoeing around ballet's bad boy". the Guardian. 2017-03-09. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  10. "Dancer · BIFA · British Independent Film Awards". BIFA · British Independent Film Awards. 2016-10-11. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
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